Willis v. Willis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the District Court of East Baton Rouge, John• son, J. contended, that the plaintiff’s opposition to the payment of the proceeds of the sale of the property to the seizing creditors, was too late; and that the proceeds became their property from the moment of adjudication. Civ. Code, arts. 2353, 3152, 3219, 3153, 3667. Code of Pract. 300, 301, 302, 722. 3 Robinson, 276.
1Opinion of the CourtMorphy, J.
The petitioner represents that, in the year 1830, she inherited from the succession of her father, Samuel Harbour, a sum of $2700, which was received by James S. Willis, her husband, and applied to his own use and benefit. That in consequence of the'embarrassed state of his affairs, all the property he possessed has been seized, and is advertised for sale, on the 11th of May, 1843, at the suit of Whiting &, SI ark. She avers, that she is entitled to a separation of property, and to be paid out of the proceeds of the land and slaves about to be sold, in preference to the seizing creditors. She…
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